Meetings between senior figures at the club, including key officials of Venky’s, Blackburn Rovers owners, were held over the weekend to discuss the manager’s position.

Kean, who was handed a target of 16 points from the club’s first seven Championship games by the club’s Indian owners, has missed that by two points, but has still been able to guide Blackburn to second position.

But with recent home gates the lowest for 20 years, concerns over the impact at the turnstiles, combined with Kean’s unpopularity among supporters, have placed his position in jeopardy.

Tim Sherwood, Blackburn’s 1995 title-winning captain, is understood to be a favoured candidate to replace Kean.